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' CUT-OFF VALVE.

SPECIFICATION farming 'part of Letters Patent No. 282,630, dated August '7, 1883.

v Application filed March 2G, 1883. (No'model.) I i To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN G. HAAOKER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cut-Off Valves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has referenceto an improved cut-off slide-valve, in which the cut-off of the steam is effected by the governor, which is so connected to the cut-off valves by intermediate mechanism as to modify the supply of steam in such a manner that by an acceleration of speed a smaller quantity of steam is admitted, while by a diminution of speed alarger quantity of steam is supplied to the cylinder, and thereby the speed regulated in a uniform manner and proportion to the power to be used at the time.

The invention consists of a steam-chest the slide-valve of which is arranged with oscillating cut-off valves that are connected by intermediate mechanism, hereinafter described, With the governor-rod, lsaidinterniediate mechanism engaging the cut-off valves and opening them more or less, according as the speed of the engine is decreased or accelerated.

The invention consists, further, of a safety device connected to the governor-rod, whereby the latter is retained in a fixed-position, so as to admit only the medium opening or closing of the cut-off valves whenever, for any reason, the driving-belt of the governor should break.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a vertical longitudinal section of a steam-engine with my improved cut-off slidevalve arranged on the top of the same. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on line y y, Fig. 4, of the cut-off slide-valve and its steamchest drawn on alargerscale; Fig. 3, aside elevation ofthe same; Fig. 4, a vertical transverse section; Fig. 5, a horizontal section on line x, Fig. 2, with part of the slide-valve broken away. Figs. 6 and 7 are an end elevation and aplan of my improved cut-off slidevalve, in which the steam-chest is arranged at the side of the cylinder; and Fig. 8 is a detail plan of the mechanism fois retaining the govtion ports of the slide-valve C are provided With oscillating cut-off valves D D, which are hinged to side lugs, d, of the slide-valve C, said cut-off valves being preferably convexly curved at their under side, and provided at one side with upwardly-proj ecting lugs e e. The lugs e e are engaged by pendent fingers f f, that are pivoted to the lower ends of vertically-sliding rods f f, which are guided in fixed casings f2 of one of the side walls of the steam-chest A. Each guidecasing f2 is provided with a side slot, f3, through which projects a horizontal lug, f4, ofthe rod f. These lugs are engaged by fixed cams g of transverse shafts g, that turn in bearings of the side walls of the steam-chest A. The shafts gv are extended through one of the side walls to the outside, and connected by exterior cranks, g2, and intermediate adjustable connecting-rods, g3, with a cross-piece, g, at the lower end of the governor-rod g5.

A centrifugal governor, G, of any approved construction, is arranged above the-steamchest A, or sidewise of the same, as the case may be. It serves bythe intermediate mechanism that connects the governor-rod with the transverse shafts g to lift the vertically-sliding rods f and the pendent fingers f to a greater or less extent, according to the quicker or slower speed of the engine. The quicker the speed of the engine the lower will be the position of the ngers f f, While the slower the speed ofthe engine the higher will be the position of the fingers.

The cut-off valves D, also the vertical guide- IOG - rod f are acted upon by .means of band-springs f5 and f, the formcrbeing secured to a bracket, f7, the latter to a raised seat, f8, of the slidevalve, whereby the regular working of the valves D D is kept up without relying entirely on the gravity of these parts. The pendent fingers j' are provided above their pivots with heels f D, as shown in Fig. 2, which heels abut against the inclined middle portions of the rods IO f', so that the fingers are held in a fixed posi- 15 lugs @,of the cut-off valves D D are alternately engaged by the ngers f f, and are thereby turned around their pivots, so as, to open the steam-ports. When the slide-valve moves in opposite direction, the flngerf passes freely over the lug e of the valve D without` exerting a lifting action of the same. The greater the speed of the engine the more the weighted balls of the governor are thrown apart by centrifugal force, and consequently, by the action of the intermediate mechanism, the valve-operating fingers are lifted. In the raised position of the fingers the valves are held open for a less length of time than whenv they are in a lowered position, so that consequently a smaller quantity of steam is admitted to the cylinder, and thereby the speed of the engine decreased. As the cut-off valves D are quickly opened and closed, even after the induction-ports of the cylinder have been partly opened by the slide-valve, the steam enters directly with full force, while it is in a similar manner instantly shut off at the moment when the cut-off valve is closed, so as to admit thereby, to some extent, of the expansive working of the steam in the cylinder. If the speed of the engine diminishes, the governorrod will descend, the lifting-cams, slide-rods, ,and actuating fingers are lowered,` consequently the valves opened for a longer time, so that more steam can pass to the engine, by which the speed is increased. In this manner, by the play of the governor and the intermediate mechanism connecting the same with the 'cut-off slide-valve, the speed of the engine is regulated and kept at a uniform rate.

When the steam-chest A and slide-valve C are arranged sidewise of the steam-cylinder B, a different construction of the intermittent transmitting mechanism has to -be used, which is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. In this case the governor-rod f5 is connected by a lever, g, with a longitudinal shaft, gl, turning in bearings on the top of the steam-chest. The shaft gl engages, by bevel-segments g5 at its ends, horizontal bevel-segments g of vertical shafts gm, which pass through the top plate of the steam-chest to the interior of the same. The

shafts gw engage, by cams at theirlower end, the lugs of horizontally-guided slide-rods f f', having pivoted fingers ff, of the same construction as shown in Fig. 2, which fingers act- I mitting mechanism shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Any other suitable mechanism for connecting the governor-rod with the actuating slide-rods of the fingers may be used.

Provision has to be made by which the opening ofthe cut-off valves D to too great an eX- tent may be prevented in case the main transmitting-belt should break or slip. This is accomplished by the safety mechanism shown in Figs. 4, 6, and 8, which consists of a weighted lever, H, that is fulcrumed to a bracket-plate, h, at the under side of the supporting-plate of the governor. Lever H is held in normal position by an elbow-lever, H, that is fulcrumed to the lever H, said elbow-lever en-' A gaging, by a hook, h', at its upper end, a Xed pin, h2, of the bracket-plate h, to which the leverH is applied. A heel, h3, of the lever H, below the fulcrum of the elb ow-lever H', serves to enOfaOe the crossnece, (4 whenever the weighted lever H is dropped by the release of the elbow-lever H from the pin h2. The release of the elbow -lever H takes place by the lifting action of the cross-piece g* thereon in case the main belt should break or slip. The immediate effect of the breaking or slipping off of the main belt would be the sudden throwing out of the centrifugal balls to their full extent, and a corresponding lifting of the governor-rod and its cross-piece. By the upward motion of the governor-rod g5 its cross-pieceg4 strikes the elbowlever H and releases its hook end 71, from the pin 71,2 This causes the almost instant dropping of the weighted lever H, whereby the heel h3 engages the cross-piece g4, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, and retains the governor-rod in such a position that a dangerously high speed of the engine is prevented and a medium speed of the same kept up.

By the safety device any damage to the engine by the accidental breakage of the main belt is thereby avoided.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a steam-chest, an interior slide-valve having oscillating cut off valves, interior vertically-movable slide-rods and pendent ngers, whereby the cut-off valves are actuated, intermediate mechanism by which the interior slide-rods are connected to the governor-rod, so that the speed of the vengine is regulated by the raising or lowering of Ythe governor-rod, and springs for depressing said cut-off valves and rods, substantially as set forth. Y

2. The combination of a steam-chest, an interior slide-valve, oscillating cut-off valves on said slide-valve, having upwardly-projecting IOO IIO

lugs, vertical slide-rodsf, provided with pivoted 1ingersf,.which alternately engage and clear said lugs during the movement of the slide-valve, and with laterally-projecting lugs 5 f4, shafts g, provided with lifting-cams g',

Which engage said laterally-projecting lugs, a centrifugal governor, and mechanism for connecting the governor-rod with the shaft g, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a steam-chest, an interior slide valve having oscillating cut-off valves, mechanism for alternately oscillating Y the cut-off valves, intermediate mechanism by which the actuating mechanism of the cut-off 1 5 valves is connected with the governor-rod, and

25 clear said lugs during the movement of the slide-valve, and with laterally-projecting lugs f 4, aspring, f5, for depressing said slide-rods, shafts g, provided With lifting-cams g', Whichv engage said laterally-projecting lugs, a centrifugal governor, and mechanism connecting the governor-rod with the shaft g, substantially as described.A

5.t rlhe combination, with a governor and governor-rod, of la Weighted lever fulcrumed to a bracket-plate of the governor-support, an elbow-lever fulcrumed to the Weighted lever, and having a hook-shaped end engaging a stud of the bracket-plate, the Weighted lever having a heel that enga-ges a cross-piece of the governor-rod whenever the elbow-lever isleleased by the breaking or slipping of the main belt, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHNl o. HAACKER. 

